International Financial Institutions

Workers are seen outside a train on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government in Kimuka, Kenya October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

China and Africa’s debt: Yes to relief, no to blanket forgiveness

Monday, April 20, 2020

A man cycles past a wall mural advocating against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nairobi, Kenya April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

COVID-19 and debt standstill for Africa: The G-20’s action is an important first step that must be complemented, scaled up, and broadened

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Tidjane Thiam, Donald Kaberuka, Vera Songwe, Strive Masiyiwa, Louise Mushikiwabo, and Trevor Manuel

Saturday, April 18, 2020

People are pictured in front of closed shops of a market, as the authorities prepare to disinfect the markets amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

What to do about the coming debt crisis in developing countries

Monday, April 13, 2020

A police officer is pictured at a road block while the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Abuja, Nigeria April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in the news: COVID-19 impacts African economies and daily lives; clashes in the Sahel

Dhruv Gandhi, Anna Schaeffer, and Payce Madden

Saturday, April 11, 2020

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.- In the photo taken on March 29, 2020, People queued in front of grocery stores across the Western Cape on the first day of the closure due to the Coronavirus outbreak. South Africa announced its first two deaths from coronavirus on Friday as the number of cases in the country exceeded 1,000, at the start of a three-week quarantine.

Africa needs debt relief to fight COVID-19

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Tidjane Thiam, Donald Kaberuka, Vera Songwe, Strive Masiyiwa, Louise Mushikiwabo, and Cristina Duarte

Thursday, April 9, 2020

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What macroprudential policies are countries using to help their economies through the COVID-19 crisis?

Sigriður Benediktsdóttir, Greg Feldberg, and Nellie Liang

Monday, April 6, 2020

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA- Scenes from everyday life due to the compulsory social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 2, 2020. On Wednesday (1) Argentine authorities confirmed 79 new cases of Covid coronavirus -19, in Argentina and the number of infected amounts to 1,133.

How to avoid a new Argentina default?

Miguel Kiguel and Eduardo Levy Yeyati

Friday, April 3, 2020

A chain is used to secure the gate of the Abuja National Mosque, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Abuja, Nigeria March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Africa in the news: Debt relief in Somalia, government efforts to combat COVID-19, and new Boko Haram attacks

Christina Golubski

Saturday, March 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen ahead of the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

IMF Special Drawing Rights: A key tool for attacking a COVID-19 financial fallout in developing countries

Kevin P. Gallagher, José Antonio Ocampo, and Ulrich Volz

Thursday, March 26, 2020

A man wearing a protective face mask in front of a restaurant in Paris (Avenue des Champs Elysee) as shops, schools remain closed and workers asked to work from home if possible, part of the latest French governmental measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, France, March 16, 2020.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

The triple economic shock of COVID-19 and priorities for an emergency G-20 leaders meeting

Adam Triggs and Homi Kharas

Tuesday, March 17, 2020